Shaman Transformation Drummer

• Main Author: Olanna, Richard
• Other Authors: Given to the University of Washington Libraries by Norman Jenisch Rose and Louise R. Rose
• Language: unknown
• Subjects: Bering Sea; Elliot; eskimo*; Nome; Alaska
• Online Access: http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/p16786coll14/id/87

About the Piece: "The art of carving whalebone in Eskimo culture is over 2,000 years old and was followed by ivory carvings. The carvers use very simple tools, such as file, saws and sandpaper. They also have a special process for drying and cleaning the bone. The traditional native carver uses...